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Latin Name	Common Name	Use	Edibility Rating	Medicinal Rating
Abelmoschus esculentus	Okra	Root	4	3
Abelmoschus moschatus	Musk Mallow	Root	2	3
Abronia fragrans	Snowball Sand Verbena	Root	2	1
Abronia latifolia	Sand Verbena	Root	2	0
Aciphylla colensoi	Wild Spaniard	Root	2	0
Aciphylla squarrosa	Speargrass	Root	2	0
Aconitum heterophyllum		Root	1	2
Aconitum septentrionale		Root	1	0
Aconitum violaceum		Root	1	1
Acorus calamus	Sweet Flag	Root	3	4
Acorus gramineus	Grass-leaved Sweet Rush	Root	3	3
Adenophora denticulata		Root	2	0
Adenophora lamarkii		Root	2	0
Adenophora latifolia		Root	2	0
Adenophora liliifolia	Ladybells	Root	2	0
Adenophora nikoensis		Root	2	0
Adenophora remotiflora		Root	2	1
Adenophora stricta	Sha Shen	Root	2	1
Adenophora triphylla	Nan Sha Shen	Root	2	1
Adenophora verticillata		Root	2	2
Adesmia lotoides		Root	1	0
Agapanthus praecox minimus		Root	1	1
Agave utahensis discreta	Century Plant	Root	3	1
Agave utahensis eborispina	Century Plant	Root	3	1
Ageratina aromatica		Root	1	1
Albuca amboensis	Slime Lily	Root	2	0
Alcea rosea	Hollyhock	Root	3	2
Alchemilla xanthochlora	Lady's Mantle	Root	2	3
Aletris farinosa	Unicorn Root	Root	1	3
Alhagi mannifera	Manna Tree	Root	2	2
Alisma plantago-aquatica	Great Water Plantain	Root	1	3
Allium acuminatum	Hooker's Onion	Root	3	2
Allium aflatunense		Root	2	2
Allium akaka		Root	3	2
Allium altaicum		Root	3	2
Allium ampeloprasum	Wild Leek	Root	5	3
Allium ampeloprasum babbingtonii	Babbington's Leek	Root	3	3
Allium angulare		Root	3	2
Allium angulosum	Mouse Garlic	Root	3	2
Allium atropurpureum		Root	3	2
Allium bisceptrum	Aspen Onion	Root	3	2
Allium bodeanum		Root	3	2
Allium bolanderi	Bolander's Onion	Root	3	2
Allium brevistylum	Shortstyle Onion	Root	3	2
Allium canadense	Canadian Garlic	Root	4	2
Allium canadense mobilense	Canadian Garlic	Root	5	2
Allium carinatum	Keeled Garlic	Root	3	2
Allium carolinianum		Root	3	2
Allium cepa	Onion	Root	5	3
Allium cepa aggregatum	Potato Onion	Root	4	3
Allium cepa ascalonicum	Shallot	Root	5	3
Allium cepa proliferum	Tree Onion	Root	5	3
Allium cernuum	Nodding Onion	Root	5	2
Allium chinense	Rakkyo	Root	4	2
Allium condensatum		Root	3	2
Allium cupanii		Root	3	2
Allium douglasii	Douglas' Onion	Root	3	2
Allium dregeanum	Wild Onion	Root	3	2
Allium drummondii	Prairie Onion	Root	3	2
Allium fistulosum	Welsh Onion	Root	5	2
Allium flavum	Small Yellow Onion	Root	2	2
Allium galanthum		Root	3	2
Allium geyeri	Geyer's Onion	Root	3	2
Allium geyeri tenerum		Root	3	2
Allium giganteum	Giant Onion	Root	3	2
Allium hookeri		Root	3	2
Allium kunthii		Root	3	2
Allium kurrat	Egyptian Leek	Root	3	2
Allium ledebourianum		Root	3	2
Allium macleanii		Root	3	2
Allium macropetalum	Largeflower Wild Onion	Root	3	2
Allium macrostemon	No-Binu	Root	3	2
Allium moly	Golden Garlic	Root	4	2
Allium monanthum		Root	3	2
Allium mutabile	Wild Onion	Root	3	2
Allium neapolitanum	Daffodil Garlic	Root	5	2
Allium obliquum	Twistedleaf Garlic	Root	3	2
Allium oleraceum	Field Garlic	Root	3	2
Allium orientale		Root	3	2
Allium oschaninii		Root	3	2
Allium paradoxum	Few-Flowered Leek	Root	5	2
Allium pendulinum		Root	3	2
Allium platycaule	Broadstemmed Onion	Root	3	2
Allium porrum	Leek	Root	4	2
Allium przewalskianum		Root	3	2
Allium ramosum	Chinese Chives	Root	4	2
Allium roseum	Rosy Garlic	Root	3	2
Allium rubellum		Root	3	2
Allium ruhmerianum		Root	3	2
Allium sacculiferum		Root	3	2
Allium sativum	Garlic	Root	5	5
Allium sativum ophioscorodon	Serpent Garlic	Root	5	5
Allium schoenoprasum	Chives	Root	5	2
Allium schoenoprasum sibiricum	Giant Chives	Root	5	2
Allium scorodoprasum	Rocambole	Root	4	2
Allium scorodoprasum rotundum		Root	4	2
Allium semenovii		Root	3	2
Allium senescens	German Garlic	Root	4	2
Allium sphaerocephalon	Round-Headed Leek	Root	3	2
Allium splendens	Miyama-Rakkyo	Root	3	2

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